Services
Library | Photographic Collection | Birth, Death & Marriage Data – Queensland | Post Office Directories and other directories – Queensland | Newspaper clippings – The Chronicle | Collection Policy and Criteria | Newsletter | Publications | Service Fees
The Society offers research assistance to members and non-members through a number of volunteer researchers utilizing a number of research aids. A small fee is charged for some services and donations for services rendered are welcome.
Library
The Library has a collection of monographs on the history of Toowoomba and immediate environs. Books may be consulted but not borrowed.
Photographic Collection
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Category |
Description |
Number |
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General Collection |
Assorted. |
1500 |
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Broderick Collection |
Assorted, mainly recent photographs of “heritage” public buildings, churches, hotels, houses and cottages (many photographed by Chronicle photographer Bob Penfold); some in colour; but also a few “old” photos. |
73 |
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Fred Crook-King Collection |
Toowoomba-based photographer and Chronicle photographer c.1920-1960s; includes many “news” photographs. |
330+ |
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Jarrott Collection |
Assorted. |
27 |
|
Liesegang Collection |
Photos of snowfall of 3 July 1984. |
16 |
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Morrison Collection |
Photos of a visiting bowls team to Toowoomba around Easter 1950. |
23 |
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Rigby Collection |
Photos of Toowoomba businesses taken for South British Marine & Insurance Co c.1899. |
54 |
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Thomas Collection |
Photos taken by Gordon Thomas mainly of Middle Ridge farming district and Toowoomba c.1916-1930s. |
90+ |
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Davenport Album |
A duplicate album of that held by Downs Club and presented to G H Davenport c. 1880. Photographs taken by F C H Muller. |
36? |
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Photographs are “indexed” under Personalities, Hotels, Homes, Streets, Churches, Businesses etc. |
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Birth, Death & Marriage Data
The Society holds the following records on microfiche or CD.
- Queensland Pioneers’ Index to Birth, Death and Marriages 1829-1889
- Queensland Federation Index to Birth, Deaths and Marriages 1890-1914
- Darling Downs Gazette 1858-1922 Index to BDM
- Pre-Separation Population Index: Moreton Bay Region 1824-1859
- Landholders in Rosalie Shire
- Fox's History of Queensland
- Raw Kibbeh: Generations of Lebanese Enterprise Project
Post Office Directories and other Directories
Post Office Directories 1868-1947 (microfiche)
Toowoomba Telephone Directories 1960-present
Toowoomba “1947 Who’s Who Shopping Guide”
Queensland Hotels and Publicans Index 1843-1900
Groom's Darling Downs Almanac and Directory 1900
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Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clippings (mainly from the Toowoomba Chronicle) are held under the following categories:
Death notices and obituaries
Real estate (houses) by streets
Houses (alphabetically arranged)
Family histories and inividual persons
General (eg businesses, societies etc.)
